Brazil are on the hunt for a brand new supervisor after sacking Dorival Junior, and like their earlier search, they’re trying in La Liga for his or her most well-liked candidate – however this time, it isn’t Actual Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Previous to hiring Dorival again in January 2024, the Brazilian Soccer Federation (CBF) had been very eager to nominate Carlo Ancelotti, whose future at Actual Madrid was very unsure on the time. Nonetheless, the Italian’s choice to decide to a brand new contract noticed the Selecao transfer on, though they’re now again to sq. one in needing a supervisor.
Whereas the CBF are certain to nonetheless be fascinated with Ancelotti, a transfer for him wouldn’t be attainable until he had been to go away Actual Madrid. Within the meantime, they’re now eyeing up one other La Liga veteran supervisor: Manuel Pellegrini.
As reported by Chilean newspaper La Tercera (through MD), Pellegrini has been sounded out by the CBF.
“What we all know is that an middleman from the Brazilian nationwide staff contacted Pellegrini’s entourage. We’re positive that the Chilean arouses nice curiosity available in the market, particularly due to what he has finished at our membership within the final 5 seasons. What they instructed us is that Brazil’s curiosity is critical, however we’re additionally conscious that he has a contract right here till June 2026.”
Pellegrini’s job at Betis had seemed beneath menace just a few months in the past after a poor first half of the season, however he has rotated his and Los Verdiblancos’ fortunes in 2025. They’re effectively within the hunt to safe Champions League qualification for the 2025-26 marketing campaign, and had been this to occur, there could be principally no probability that the Chilean head coach would look to go away, particularly as he’s beneath contract on the Benito Villamarin for an additional 12 months.